Operation Manual

21FT-2900R OPERATING MANUAL
REPEATER OPERATION
The FT-2900R includes a host of convenience features which makes operation on amateur
repeaters both efficient and enjoyable.
This transceiver offers three methods of setting up split-frequency operation on repeaters:

Manual selection of preset repeater shifts (Standard Repeater Shift);

Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS), providing automatic activation of repeater shifts
while operating within designated repeater frequency subbands; and

Independently stored transmit and receive frequencies (typically not corresponding
to established repeater frequency shifts).
STANDARD REPEATER SHIFT
To activate the standard shift manually, you may use the Set (Menu) mode:
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
43 RPT43 RPT
43 RPT43 RPT
43 RPT.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
select the desired shift direction (
–RPT–RPT
–RPT–RPT
–RPT,
+RPT+RPT
+RPT+RPT
+RPT, or
SIMPSIMP
SIMPSIMP
SIMP).
3. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to
save your new setting and exit to normal operation.
You also may program one of the Microphone’s programmable keys
([
P1
]
~
[
P4
])
to allow quick access to the above procedure. See page 65 for details on the setup
of the programmable keys.
With repeater shift activated, you can temporarily reverse the transmit and receive frequen-
cies by pressing the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key (or the microphone’s
[
B
]
key). Use this feature to
display the transmit frequency without transmitting, and to check the strength of signals on
a repeater uplink frequency (so as to determine whether or not a particular station is within
“Simplex” range, for example).
The repeater offset is fixed to 600 kHz from the factory. You can change the offset by the
following procedure, if needed for vacation travel or other purposes:
1. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “
46 SHIFT46 SHIFT
46 SHIFT46 SHIFT
46 SHIFT.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
set the desired offset. Note that the resolution of the “stan-
dard” repeater shift is to the nearest 50 kHz multiple.
3. Press and hold in the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key for one second to save your new setting and exit
to normal operation.
Do not use this procedure for programming of an “odd split” type repeater pair!
The process for programming odd splits is shown on page 35.